diff --git a/exec_cmd.c b/exec_cmd.c
index 125fa6fab..698e7526c 100644
--- a/exec_cmd.c
+++ b/exec_cmd.c
@@ -86,11 +86,7 @@ const char *git_exec_path(void)
 static void add_path(struct strbuf *out, const char *path)
 {
 	if (path && *path) {
-		if (is_absolute_path(path))
-			strbuf_addstr(out, path);
-		else
-			strbuf_addstr(out, absolute_path(path));
-
+		strbuf_add_absolute_path(out, path);
 		strbuf_addch(out, PATH_SEP);
 	}
 }